Where does “Mixstab” come from?

Mixstab (German) comes from German mixen, from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “Mixstab”, step by step

Mixstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mixen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmixento mix
2EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
3Middle Englishmixen
4Old Englishmiscianto mix
5Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
6Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
7Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap
3Old High Germanstab
4Proto-Germanic*stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-